New parachute record attempt

New parachute record attempt

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jmorgan

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286 months

Tuesday 7th February 2012
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Chap tries to go higher than Joe Kittinger. Remember reading about him when I was still in shorts and thinking WOW!

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-1690...


Better not forget the camera.

jmorgan

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Tuesday 7th February 2012
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They do come across as such at times but maybe the readers need a prod to think about it. Tis a bit like saying jump in a river and you will get wet.

jmorgan

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Tuesday 7th February 2012
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marcosgt said:
To be fair, it's not THAT obvious.
Aye, well, maybe people do not know that with height the pressure drops and are not aware planes are pressurised for a reason and 120,000 the air is pretty thin, thinner than my hair.